Features
AutoCAD® Electrical software, the version of AutoCAD® software that helps control designers automate design tasks, has features that can help you increase drafting productivity and gain a competitive edge in electrical engineering.
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What’s New
Circuit Builder
One-Line Diagrams for Motor Control
Streamlined Design Environment
Standards-Based Design
Standards-Based Drafting & Component Libraries
Electrical Component Libraries
Symbol Builder
Multidiscipline Symbol Libraries
Extensive Manufacturers’ Catalog Content
Support for Multiple Design Standards
User-Defined Attributes
Productivity Tools
Productivity Tools Overview
Wire Label Export for Electrical Design
Error Checking & Prevention
Automatic Wire Numbering & Component Tagging
Real-Time Coil and Contact Cross-Referencing
Streamlined Design Environment
Reuse Circuits
Circuit Builder
One-Line Diagrams for Motor Control
Multiple Drawing Interface Aware
Drawing Navigation Features for Control Designers
Multiple Wire Insert
New Drawing Command
Swap Block Utility
Retagging Components
Fixing Wire Numbers and Component Tags
Toggle Normally Open/Normally Closed
Device Navigation
Electrical Audit Report
Schematic Design
Schematic Design Overview
Connector Generator
Electrical-Specific Drafting Commands
Ladders and Reference Line Numbers
Visual Wiring Sequence Indicators
Revise Ladder
Insert Rungs
Three-Phase Motor Control
Automatic Wire Gaps
Source & Destination Markers
Cable & Conductor Tracking
Project Interface
Panel Layout
Panel Layout Overview
Create Smart Panel Layout Drawings
Starting Designs with a Panel Layout Drawing
Location Boxes and Markers
Insert Balloons on Panel Devices—Enhanced
Terminal Design
Terminal Design Overview
Terminal Strip Editor
Graphical Terminal Strip Generator
Direct to Terminal Wire Sequencing
Multitier Terminals
Terminal Jumpers
Inserting Spare Terminals
PLC Tools
Programmable Logic Control Overview
PLC I/O Libraries
Automatically Create PLC/IO Drawings from Spreadsheets
PLC I/O Import/Export
PLC Module Builder
Collaboration & Data Management
Data Management & Reporting Tools
Link to Cable & Harness Functionality of Autodesk Inventor Professional
Automatic Report Generation
Surfable Reports
Data Migration Tools Video
Migration Utility
AutoCAD Data Migration
Share Drawings & Track Changes
Publish Designs on the Web
DWF Tools
Multiuser Environment
Drawing List Report
Autodesk Vault Manufacturing
promis•e Data Migration
Content Database Merge Utility
Circuit Builder
The Circuit Builder tool now gives you the necessary information to help you make sound engineering and electrical design decisions that are also environmentally “green.” For example, the conductor size that meets the minimum code requirements may be the least expensive to purchase, but may not provide the best long-term energy and cost savings.
Circuit Builder now provides dynamic display of worst-case energy loss costs for a range of conductor sizes against various installation and ambient factors. Automatically calculate suggested wire conductor sizing based upon an electrical code requirement.
Make better electrical design decisions based on de-rating factors such as:
- Wire material type
- Insulation temperature rating
- Ambient temperature
- Run length
- Power conductor bundling
- Maximum allowable voltage drop
Circuit Builder can also suggest fuse, breaker, and disconnect ratings based upon motor or power feed load.
*Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software.
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